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Antilock Brake System (ABS) Disc brakes

Information for your safety

Not even ABS can suspend the laws of

physics. ABS alone cannot prevent

accidents when the brakes are applied

without an adequate safety distance

between vehicles, if the vehicle is

driven with excessive speed, or if aqua-

planing occurs. Responsibility for these

types of situations remains in the hands

(and at the feet) of the driver. You

should never allow the added safety of

ABS to lull you into a false sense of

security, or mislead you into taking

increased risks that could affect your

own safety and that of others.

Do not make any modifications to

the ABS system.

Service procedures on ABS are to be

performed by authorized technicians

only.<

In the event of a fault

If the ABS warning lamp in the

instrument cluster comes on, re-

fer to page 21. The brake sys-

tem then reverts to conventional

operation as on vehicles without

ABS. However, have the brake

system checked by your BMW center

as soon as possible. To prevent unde-

tected defects and cumulative faults

from adversely affecting the brake sys-

tem, refer any problems to your autho-

rized BMW center at the earliest oppor-

tunity.

Disc brakes furnish optimum decelera-

tion and braking control and greater

fade resistance under heavy use.

When the vehicle is driven only occa-

sionally, during extended periods when

the vehicle is not used at all, and in op-

erating conditions where brake applica-

tions are less frequent, there is an in-

creased tendency for corrosion of the

rotors and accumulation of contamina-

tion on the brake pads. This occurs be-

cause the minimal pressure which must

be exerted by the pads to clean the ro-

tors by brake applications is not

reached.

If the brake rotors are corroded, they

will tend to respond to braking with a

pulsating effect which even extended

application will fail to cure.

For your own safety: Use only

brake pads that BMW has ap-

proved for your particular vehicle

model. BMW cannot evaluate non-ap-

proved brake pads to determine if they

are suited for use, and therefore cannot

ensure the operating safety of the vehi-

cle if they are installed.<

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